Businesses comprise of citizens. You could have a 1 man business. Not all businesses are profitable. Last time I checked anyone can have a solicitor.
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Wow I wish I had you as a landlord. I am battling cancer and am awaiting 2 surgery’s and still my current landlords saw fit to send me a section 21 so I could now find myself and my son homeless.
If both you tenants applied as workers then one leaves the one that’s needed brain surgery will be claiming benefits for not being able to work.
I know this as it’s what’s making life hell I’m penalised for having breast cancer.
Ask to see paper work confirming her operation trust me she should have one.
The student could be moving in to help her if she can’t produce a doctors or hospital letter then it’s a total scam and you are definitely with in your rights to ask them to leave. If you don’t want to be harsh you can also ask them to leave after 6 months.
It’s amazing what I’ve learnt from trying to find a property
Hello,
As this topic has been resurrected I wonder if you could tell us how you discovered the bait and switch scam before the paperwork was signed? (It might help avoid being caught out in future.)
Thanks.
Sorry - @George20 only just seen your query. There are no real solutions/answers except gut instinct but one thing I found was that the original applicant usually initially appears to be a strong candidate with good employment or financial means etc. But in your dealing with them the story starts to change (red flag) and perhaps they ask for the tenancy in their name to start with and then they announce their girlfriend is moving in - and then it becomes the girlfriend and her child - creeping death syndrome - and they try do draw you in bit by bit and then suddenly they have broken up and the girlfriend with the child who could never afford the rent is in your property with her name on the AST. The Right to Rent Act has helped avoid the illegal immigrant part of this but there is still definitely a risk of ending up with someone on your tenancy agreement and in your house that you would never have granted a tenancy to on their own merit and runs up rent arrears/is really difficult to evict.
Another one I avoid is when a bloke contacts you and says “they are trying to help a friend” and it is accompanied by a complicated sob story. I tend to run when I hear those words…
Another is where perhaps a local business wants to rent your house for their immigrant workers and they send in a single candidate as the applicant - I have even had the boss sit outside the house in his Rangerover claiming he is there to “help to translate”… I am not perfect and I am sure someone will manage to put one over on me at some point but these are the ones I spotted beforehand - hope it helps!
I thought if the tenancy ended for one it ended for the other when it’s a joint tenancy.
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@LorraineN - yes you are absolutely right but we all know that once someone is in the house it is never that simple a) they can rely on the Landlord being soft hearted or prepared then to change the tenancy into their name ie the switch part of bait and switch or b) alternatively they will sit in the house for the months it takes you to get them out
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